For the second year in a row Concordia University of Edmonton Faculty vote no confidence in University President Tim Loreman
Media Release: May 24, 2023, 4:00pm
The faculty at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) have again voted that they have no confidence in the university’s president. The Concordia University of Edmonton Faculty Association (CUEFA), the organization that represents full-time academic staff, held a confidence vote on May 3, 2023. A majority of CUEFA members registered to vote, with 89.4% voting no confidence in the president’s leadership. This is the second time that the Concordia faculty have voted no-confidence in President Loreman since a January 2022 strike at the university.
Faculty members cited multiple reasons for voting this way. Chief among these were the dysfunctional workplace culture fostered under the president’s leadership, his failure to cover the costs of new buildings, and his inability to protect and uphold the core mandate of the university.
These reasons are similar to those voiced by faculty members in February 2022 when they voted no-confidence in the president. The reasons faculty listed at that time for voting no-confidence in President Loreman were a toxic workplace culture, the failure to effectively manage the core operations of the university, financial mismanagement of the institution, and damage done to relations between CUE and key stakeholders across Edmonton and Alberta. After that vote, the President announced he was working to repair relations with Concordia faculty and employees. The results of this recent vote make clear that work has not succeeded.
In early January 2022, CUEFA members participated in the first university faculty association strike in Alberta’s history, resulting in important gains for the faculty. Unfortunately, the strike did not address the ongoing problems of leadership and workplace dysfunction.
For more information please contact Glynis Price, President of CUEFA at cueassociation@gmail.com